OR2A12
Sign in to saveAlso known as OR2A12P, OR2A16P, olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily A member 12
Olfactory receptor 2A12 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2A12 gene.
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Within Vinony's link graph, OR2A12 is referenced by 338 other articles, and connects out to PubMed, Ensembl genome database project and fish.
It is catalogued under topics including Genes on human chromosome 7 and Olfactory receptors.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Gene data
OR2A12- Name
- olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily A member 12
- Type
- protein-coding
- Chromosome
- HSCHR7_3_CTG4_4
- Position
- 49,674–50,603 (+)
- Aliases
- OR2A12P, OR2A16P
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000284949
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_001004135.2
- RefSeq protein
- NP_001004135.1
Olfactory receptors interact with odorant molecules in the nose, to initiate a neuronal response that triggers the perception of a smell. The olfactory receptor proteins are members of a large family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) arising from single coding-exon genes. Olfactory receptors share a 7-transmembrane domain structure with many neurotransmitter and hormone receptors and are responsible for the recognition and G protein-mediated transduction of odorant signals. The olfactory receptor gene family is the largest in the genome. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
Gene Ontology
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Molecular function
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Gene · Ensembl
olfactory receptor family 2 subfamily A member 12
- Symbol
- OR2A12
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 7:144,086,278-144,098,953
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
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- HomoloGene ID
- 17179
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/346525
- genomic end
- 144098953
- genomic start
- 144086278
- chromosome
- human chromosome 7
- cytogenetic location
- 7q35
- expressed in
- testicle
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Olfactory receptor 2A12 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OR2A12 gene.
Olfactory receptors interact with odorant molecules in the nose, to initiate a neuronal response that triggers the perception of a smell. The olfactory receptor proteins are members of a large family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) arising from single coding-exon genes. Olfactory receptors share a 7-transmembrane domain structure with many neurotransmitter and hormone receptors and are responsible for the recognition and G protein-mediated transduction of odorant signals. The olfactory receptor gene family is the largest in the genome. The nomenclature assigned to the olfactory receptor genes and proteins for this organism is independent of other organisms.
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